pressurize

[ presh-uh-rahyz ]

/ ˈprɛʃ əˌraɪz /

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verb (used with object), pres·sur·ized, pres·sur·iz·ing.

to raise the internal atmospheric pressure of to the required or desired level: to pressurize an astronaut's spacesuit before a walk in space.

to maintain normal air pressure in (the cockpit or cabin of an airplane) at high altitudes.

to apply pressure to (a gas or liquid); supercharge.

to pressure-cook.

Also especially British, pres·sur·ise .

Origin of pressurize

First recorded in 1940–45; pressure + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM pressurize

pres·sur·iz·er, nounre·pres·su·rize, verb, re·pres·su·rized, re·pres·su·riz·ing.

Words nearby pressurize

pressure-vacuum valve, pressure vessel, pressure-volume index, pressure welding, pressurization, pressurize, pressurized, pressurized suit, pressurized-water reactor, presswork, prest

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Example sentences from the Web for pressurize

Later, in the last moments of descent, he would snap down the face plate and pressurize the suit.
First on the Moon|Jeff Sutton

British Dictionary definitions for pressurize

pressurize

pressurise

/ (ˈprɛʃəˌraɪz) /

verb (tr)

to increase the pressure in (an enclosure, such as an aircraft cabin) in order to maintain approximately atmospheric pressure when the external pressure is low

to increase pressure on (a fluid)

to make insistent demands of (someone); coerce

Derived forms of pressurize

pressurization or pressurisation, nounpressurizer or pressuriser, noun

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单词	pressurize
释义	pressurize [ presh-uh-rahyz ] / ˈprɛʃ əˌraɪz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pressurize ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), pres·sur·ized, pres·sur·iz·ing. to raise the internal atmospheric pressure of to the required or desired level: to pressurize an astronaut's spacesuit before a walk in space. to maintain normal air pressure in (the cockpit or cabin of an airplane) at high altitudes. to apply pressure to (a gas or liquid); supercharge. to pressure-cook. Also especially British, pres·sur·ise . Origin of pressurize First recorded in 1940–45; pressure + -ize OTHER WORDS FROM pressurize pres·sur·iz·er, nounre·pres·su·rize, verb, re·pres·su·rized, re·pres·su·riz·ing. Words nearby pressurize pressure-vacuum valve, pressure vessel, pressure-volume index, pressure welding, pressurization, pressurize, pressurized, pressurized suit, pressurized-water reactor, presswork, prest Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pressurize Later, in the last moments of descent, he would snap down the face plate and pressurize the suit. First on the Moon\|Jeff Sutton British Dictionary definitions for pressurize pressurize pressurise / (ˈprɛʃəˌraɪz) / verb (tr) to increase the pressure in (an enclosure, such as an aircraft cabin) in order to maintain approximately atmospheric pressure when the external pressure is low to increase pressure on (a fluid) to make insistent demands of (someone); coerce Derived forms of pressurize pressurization or pressurisation, nounpressurizer or pressuriser, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pressurize start, require, cause, force, drive, urge, sue, worry, demand, push, assail, squeeze, petition, cheat, pinch, extract, wring, intimidate, menace, scare
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pressurize

verb (used with object), pres·sur·ized, pres·sur·iz·ing.

Origin of pressurize

OTHER WORDS FROM pressurize

Words nearby pressurize

Example sentences from the Web for pressurize

British Dictionary definitions for pressurize

pressurise

verb (tr)

Derived forms of pressurize

Words related to pressurize